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Do you or someone you know have lots of files saved on floppy disks? A lady contacted me recently and asked how she could read her old floppy disks that she had saved from many years ago. It seems her present computer does not have a floppy disk drive in it. I suggested she do something NOW to save the disks. Before long, floppy disks will be about as useful as buggy whips.
Actually, there are THREE separate problems:
The first problem is that floppy disks were never designed for long-term storage for years and years. The manufacturers usually stated ten to twenty years' life expectancy for floppies if they were stored in ideal conditions. A typical residence isn't ideal.
In addition, floppy disks have always been highly sensitive to dust, condensation and temperature extremes. As with any magnetic storage, it is also vulnerable to magnetic fields. If the disk isn't stored in optimum conditions, the data will disappear because of these vulnerabilities. In many cases, data will disappear from floppies in much less than ten years.
The second problem is the one my correspondent mentioned: she no longer owns a floppy disk drive. In fact, the manufacturers stopped including floppy disk drives on new computers years ago. Luckily, you can still purchase floppy disk drives today although they are becoming rare.
If possible, see if someone you know owns an older computer that includes both a floppy disk drive and some method of copying information from floppy disks to some other media. Possibilities are to transfer across a network, transfer on the Internet, copy to a flash drive, or maybe to "burn" to a CD-ROM.
If you cannot find an older computer, you can purchase an external USB floppy drive that plugs into the USB port of most any modern Windows or Macintosh computer. The drives typically cost $10 to perhaps $30. You can see a selection of USB 3 1/2-inch floppy disk drives for sale today at http://goo.gl/Krtc1.
If you have an even older 5-1/4-inch floppy, your search will be more difficult. Very few of the older disk drives were ever manufactured with a USB connection. However, if you are willing to open the computer and bolt in an internal floppy drive, you might still be able to find a few on eBay.
The third, and possibly the biggest, problem of all is the information stored on the disk. Even if the data has not disappeared, and even if you can copy the files to more modern media, can you find a program today that will read the files created by a program ten or twenty years ago? For instance, if you have files created by Roots 3 (a popular genealogy program of the 1980s), you will have difficulty finding any program today that will read information stored in that old format. To my knowledge, Roots 3 files can only be read by Roots 3 or later versions of the same program. Unfortunately, no program today can read Roots 3 files. The same is true for data saved in old versions of Personal Ancestral File, Family Tree Maker, or genealogy programs that have since disappeared from the marketplace, such as The Family Edge or Generations Grande Suite.
My advice:
1. Copy the files NOW! Whatever is stored on a floppy disk may disappear at any time. Save it while you can. Copy the files to modern media.
2. Attempt to open the files with a modern word processor or genealogy program or even a simple ASCII file viewer, such as Windows Notepad. If you are lucky, you may be able to read the information.
3. If you cannot read the files, post messages on online forums asking for assistance from anyone who still has an old computer with the old software installed. For instance, if you find someone who still has Roots3 installed on a computer someplace (and if they also have the optional Roots 3 program that creates GEDCOM files), they could import your data and then export it in GEDCOM format. The information then can be read by any modern genealogy program.
For more information about GEDCOM files, see my "GEDCOM Explained" article at https://blog.eogn.com/2014/05/24/gedcom-explained/.
Whatever you do, don't get trapped in the obsolescence problems again. Copy your data often to whatever new media has recently become available.


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We just had a Happy Thanksgiving. We are annually wished a Happy Birthday. We will be expected to have a Happy New Year but apparently we're supposed to have a Merry Christmas. We can be slap happy, trigger happy and "so happy for you." I'm not certain who creates these labels but most of them have to be jolly, merry, and bright.
I have often wondered how important it is to be happy. Do you think you can be happy if you live with chronic pain each day of your life? Should we strive for happiness? Does it matter? Is happiness important compared to being healthy?
So many questions come to mind when you open this jolly, sparkly box such as: Can another person make you happy or do you have to do that all by yourself? Are we happier when we're in love or when we're fulfilled all on our own? Are we happiest when we're children? Does that mean old folks aren't happy?
I've known many individuals who never seem content, happy, or fulfilled and I'm sure you have, too. Personally, I don't think happiness is a gift we can receive from someone else. It's a present we give ourselves. Perhaps happiness is like our thoughts, our incentive, and our creativity; it is born within and can only come from some place deeply imbedded in each of us.
It's only human to want to be happy, and we can learn to cultivate happiness within. Here are four of the most effective ways I have discovered to do that:
- Accept unhappiness as a part of life; just don't let it move in forever. Don't expect to be happy every day. I don't think anyone can achieve that particular goal — and if you do, you might be kidding yourself. We aren't supposed to be happy during physical pain but we can have the strength of endurance and look forward to feeling better. We can make peace with our pain as we pursue answers. We can't be happy when we are grieving for a lost loved one, beloved pet or the loss of a life achievement such as a business or home. Sometimes we have to grieve, cry and mourn before we can move on. Moving on can take time, but it's worth it to work through the mourning and to get to the other side of loss into the sunshine. Mourning shows respect, love, and appreciation for what we've lost. Don't let anyone else tell you to "perk up," "get on with it," or "cheer up." You'll do that when you're ready to.The loss of our health and the advent of chronic pain into our lives can make us very unhappy for a time because it is a loss of great magnitude. We're ticked off because it isn't part of the plan we had for our lives. It hurts. We don't like hurting and if we do, we should head for the nearest counselor. When unhappiness reaches into the dark parts of our lives and stays too long, it is officially depression — and that's when we should ask for a reference to receive guidance from a professional.
- Consider changing your definition of happiness. I think it means something different to each of us, don't you? Our ideas of happiness come from many sources. Those sources are far too numerous to mention, but I'll mention a few. You and I can achieve happiness from eating strawberry ice cream on a hot day, receiving a dozen yellow roses from a lover or beloved spouse, or having a new child or grandchild enter our lives. We can be happy when our team or candidate wins, when we receive an unexpected windfall or when seeds we have planted pop through the ground and bloom into loveliness. How do you gauge happiness? Simple or monumental is in the eye of the individual, as is humor, fear, and anxiety. For instance, love usually brings joy and happiness but it can become very dark and lose its luster. If that occurs, it no longer qualifies as love.
- Spend some time looking inward. In spite of your illness and pain, there is something or many things that make you happy. Ask yourself what they are. It's usually something you've wanted to do for a long time; perhaps since you were a child. What would give you fulfillment and joy? As long as you're visiting your childhood, try to remember what made you happy as a child. What were your dreams? Have they come true for you? You might have to rearrange a few approaches but the chances are you still have the ability to achieve whatever it is. There is fulfillment, achievement, joy, and happiness waiting for you.
- Once you find happiness — of any size, degree, or dimension — give it away. You can keep it as well as give it away. Happiness is one of those emotions that will grow as it is shared. Strange as it seems, the more you give to others the better you will feel.
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.

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Sioux president walks out of meeting with Nebraska governorMonday, July 8th, 2013
By ASSOCIATED PRESS / RAPID CITY JOURNAL / July 8, 2013
Less than three minutes into a meeting Monday about alcohol sales in Whiteclay, the president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe walked out on Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman.
Tribal president Bryan Brewer said he left because he felt the governor has no intention of trying to address alcohol-related problems that stem from the Nebraska town that sells millions of cans of beer and borders South Dakota's officially dry Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He also accused Heineman of greeting him with a hostile tone, an allegation the governor denied. (more…)


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When the humans don't have to go to the mystery place they call work they can be quite difficult to wake up. Both my humans seem to be decidedly more feline than I am enjoying extremely long cat naps curled up in our comfy vee-berth.
I've had to come with creative ways to wake them up and get their attention!
Hello! Rise and shine! It's a cloudy but otherwise beautiful day!
Once they're finally up it can take some time for them to get going. Usually we manage to communicate very well, but when the humans are in their half asleep state they can be very difficult. I know exactly where my treats are kept and can quite clearly demonstrate that I
would like need some. But when my humans eventually catch on I've had to exhaust myself in the process!
You see if they don't understand my point when I'm clearly showing them what I would like I've hatched the perfect plan to get some. All I have to do is jump off Nocturne and run off down the pontoon. Or I simply jump onto a neighbours boat…
This means that when they realise I've got off the boat they will come out shaking my treats. They know that my treats are my weakness. Whatever I'm doing wherever I am, I always come back for treats!
In this case though they don't know that I've done it on purpose! It can be quite tiring trying to pull it off but let's be honest… You can never be too tired for treats!
I hope you all get great weekend treats too!
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DescriptionIn this puzzler, you want to create as many matches as possible with a single move. If a jellyfish is included in both a vertical and horizontal match, it will be splashed and fill your powerup meter!
- Click and drag with your mouse to flip the Jellyfish. If you create a row or column of four or more jellyfish of the same colour, they will be removed
- When the game begins, you can flip up to 4 jellyfish at once, but if you collect both extender powerups, you can flip up to 6 jellyfish at the same time.
- Bring the powerups to the bottom of the screen to collect them. The boosters can help you keep the colour meters filled, and the Star increases your scores for a short period of time.


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The South Carolina Bar Public Services Division and the Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging recently collaborated together with members of the South Carolina Bar Elder Law Committee to update the SOUTH CAROLINA SENIOR CITIZENS' HANDBOOK: A Guide to Laws and Programs Affecting Senior Citizens. This project was funded by a grant from the Administration on Aging.
This is a FREE resource and is now available online at http://www.scbar.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=QL4xW3AqA8Q%3d&tabid=204.
The print versions should start arriving in local South Carolina libraries soon.
This is a great resource for SC Seniors and/or their caregivers; it covers topics related to:
- Health Care Financing
- Rights and Protections
- Protective Services
- Financial Planning and Medical Decision Making
- Financial Assistance
- Aging Services and Aging Organizations
And an entire portion is devoted to a Community Resource Directory.
Even if you're not yet a Senior or caregiver, you may want to look into some of these sections. The information is really helpful and easily accessible. Plus, it's never too early to start planning.


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Although serious chess observers place the most emphasis on the Classical format, it is worth noting that Anand is the only player in chess history to win at least part of the World Chess Championship title in four different formats:
- Anand defeated Alexei Shirov in 2001 to win the FIDE World Chess Championship in a knockout format.
- Anand won the eight player FIDE World Chess Championship tournament in Mexico in 2007.
- Anand defeated Vladimir Kramnik in a Classical match in 2008 and then defended his title in a Classical match versus Veselin Topalov in 2010.
- Anand defeated Boris Gelfand in a Rapid tiebreak match in 2012 after the players drew a 12 game Classical match (two wins each plus 10 draws).
Previous World Chess Championship matches have either lasted longer--24 games was a standard format for many previous matches--and/or permitted the Champion to retain his title in the event of a tie score; the new format of a much shorter Classical match to be followed in the event of a tie by matches with progressively faster time controls until a winner emerges naturally makes the players hesitant to take risks early in the Classical match: a loss could be potentially disastrous, while a draw just brings the players one step closer to the playoff matches. Only the players know if either (or both) of them believed that his chances were better in the faster games and/or if either (or both) of them simply did not want to go all out in the Classical games when the Champion did not have the luxury of automatically retaining his title in the event of a drawn match.
The two players had an action packed, exciting draw in the first game of the Rapid playoff. In the second game, Anand successfully exploited the advantage of the White pieces to gain an edge and put pressure on Gelfand to defend accurately. Gelfand used up a lot of time to eventually reach a theoretically drawn position but with just seconds remaining on his clock Gelfand made a decisive mistake. The third game went back and forth before Gelfand built a winning position but with less than a minute remaining on his clock Gelfand blundered and Anand held the draw. Gelfand needed to win with Black in the fourth game in order to force a Blitz playoff (G/5 plus a 10 second increment) but he was unable to generate any meaningful winning chances and Anand eventually forced a draw. Gelfand proved to be a worthy challenger--despite the predictions by many commentators that Anand should be considered an overwhelming favorite--but in the end Anand's superior clock management in the Rapid playoff proved to be the difference.
Both competitors showed their class not just as elite chess players but also as great sportsmen; they talked amicably with each other after the games (far from a regular occurrence in World Championship competition) and they consistently displayed enormous mutual respect in their words and deeds. Anand graciously said that this was his toughest match ever and that if he had to lose the title to anyone he would have been happy for Gelfand to succeed him.
It seems strange to determine the result of a Classical World Championship match with Rapid games; this is like breaking a tie in the Boston Marathon by having the two competitors square off in a 100 yard dash. Other possible World Championship formats also have flaws but at least they don't significantly change the nature of the competition in the middle of the event. Nevertheless, that is a subject for another time. Anand is a battle tested World Champion in many different formats and with each successful defense of his title he moves up in the pantheon of all-time great chess players.


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Workers Plead Guilty in Philadelphia Abortion 'House of Horrors' Case
Several employees of a Philadelphia abortion business have pled guilty to charges of murder. The owner, Kermit Gosnell, could face the death penalty.
PHILADELPHIA — Several employees of Philadelphia's notorious abortionist, Kermit Gosnell, have pleaded guilty to third-degree murder.
Lynda Williams, 43, pleaded guilty Nov. 9 in her role in the death of a 41-year-old woman undergoing an abortion at Gosnell's clinic, as well as one of seven babies who were killed after birth.
In late October, Adrienne Moton, 36, admitted to killing babies delivered alive, while Sherry West, 52, admitted her role in the 2009 death of Karnamaya Mongar, a 41-year-old Bhutanese immigrant. Mongar was 19 weeks pregnant when West gave her an overdose of painkillers and anesthesia. The overdose killed both Mongar and her unborn child.
West is not being charged with the death of the child.
The women had no training or licensing for the work they did at the Women's Medical Society in West Philadelphia. The business, operated by Gosnell, was described by Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams as a "house of horrors." The premise was littered with aborted babies and parts of babies, covered in filth, and run by untrained staff. Gosnell was not certified in obstetrics or gynecology, and his business had not been inspected since 1993.
In their report on the death of Mongar, the grand jury stated that she "died as a result of the wanton, reckless conduct of Kermit Gosnell, Lynda Williams and Sherry
West, who all disregarded the extremely high risk that their conduct — the unlawful administration of large doses of a Schedule II narcotic — might cause death or serious bodily injury. The Philadelphia medical examiner concluded that the manner of death was homicide."
On Nov. 19, 2009, West administered the drug Cytotec at a rate of two tablets per hour to produce the uterine contractions that would expel the fetus and administered Restoril to cause drowsiness. West called Gosnell to tell him that Mongar "was really uncomfortable, and they wanted to give her something else to make her comfortable." West said that Gosnell told her to just "med her up" with their "custom sleep" sedation, a cocktail of Demerol, Promethazine and Diazepam.
This cocktail's 75-mg dose of Demerol was characterized as "very, very heavy" by the grand jury's expert witness on anesthetics. When combined with other medications, the drug can fatally depress respiration. Another worker testified that the same dose was given to every patient who was 15 or more weeks pregnant, regardless of age or weight. Women were never weighed but simply told to choose from an "Anesthesia for Surgery" menu listing options and prices, with workers encouraging the women to pay extra for heavier medication. Mongar was 4 feet, 10 inches tall and weighed 110 pounds.
When Mongar failed to regain consciousness, West grabbed her file and rode with her to the emergency room. Along the way, she altered the file so it appeared as though Mongar had received far less medication that she actually had.
Scenes of Infanticide
West was one of several workers singled out for her incompetence and callousness by co-worker Latosha Lewis. "They basically came in late and goofed around and ate and would just wait for the doctor to come in, while they just — they would give women medications and not watch them," Lewis said. "And a lot of times they would just be goofing off and playing around. Even though, you know, you're administering medications to people, you still need to look out for certain signs; and it's still things that you need to follow that they would not follow. It was a game to them."
Another worker, Marcella Stanley Choung, testified that "training" for the administration of anesthesia consisted of a 15-minute description by Gosnell. In addition, West had hepatitis but rarely took precautions to protect patients and often didn't even wear gloves.
Defense attorney Michael Wallace said that West is "very sorry about the death of that young lady. She got caught up in a series of things that probably she did not realize the significance of."
Another worker, Adrienne Moton, was charged with seven counts of murder, conspiracy, racketeering and solicitation. Moton admitted to cutting the spinal cords of multiple babies born alive. In the gruesome case of the child known only as "Baby D," a woman delivered in the bathroom before the doctor arrived. Witnesses said that the child was large and appeared to be "swimming" in the toilet when Moton reached in, lifted the child out, and cut the child's spinal cord.
Moton was present during the 2008 murder of the child known only as "Baby Boy A." The 32-week-old boy was born alive, moving and breathing. Gosnell joked that "this baby is big enough to walk around with me or walk me to the bus stop." Then he slit the boy's neck.
Workers were alarmed by the baby's size and snapped pictures of his body on their cell phones. One of these photos was found on Moton's phone. The women testified that they took the pictures because, as worker Kareema Cross said, they could see "everything, the hair, eyes, everything. And I never seen for any other procedure that he did; I never seen any like that."
The pleas came one month after Judge Benjamin Lerner denied defense motions to try Gosnell and his eight co-defendants separately. The next pretrial hearing was set for Nov. 17 and was to deal with defense motions to bar certain evidence at trial.
Sentencing for Moton and West is set for December. Moton faces a maximum of 120 years, while West faces a maximum of 140 years.
Gosnell, 70, is in jail, charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of the woman and seven babies. He could face the death penalty.
Thomas L. McDonald writes from Trenton, New Jersey.
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SpecialtiesVocal Coaching
Damien Francoeur-Krzyzek joined the Conservatory in 2007 and is an assistant professor of music specializing in vocal coaching.
He earned a specialist degree in collaborative piano from the University of Michigan (2006), an M.M. in vocal performance from the University of Denver (2002), and a B.A. in French and Spanish from the University of Colorado (2000). Francoeur-Krzyzek was also an apprentice coach at San Francisco Opera's Merola Young Artist Program in 2004. He studied collaborative piano with Martin Katz, piano with Carolyn and Bernard Shaak, and voice with Carmen Pelton, Sara Bardill, and Kenneth Cox.
Francoeur-Krzyzek has also served on the faculty of New England Conservatory since 2007, and he has served on the music staff of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis since 2008. Former principal coach of Boston Lyric Opera, he prepared 13 productions for that company between 2006 and 2010. An avid linguist, Francoeur-Krzyzek has studied and coached vocal repertoire in more than a dozen languages, including Czech, Russian, Catalan, and Dutch.


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Last sunday was the 100th anniversary of the armistice of the first world war, a conflict of great significance to New Zealand... we lost 16,697 killed and 41,317 wounded... +1000 who died later.... out of a total population of just over one million.. virtually every family lost some members. I attended a small ceremony on Witch Hill where a memorial in the form of a seat was built in 1917. Witch Hill is a small peak on the 'port hills' above Christchurch.. about 1400 feet (421m)... it involved a bit of a climb from a carpark at the top of Rapaki track. Here are a few photos I took of the event.
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NEWS- Probation lifted: UVA med center celebrates
The Bible orders, "Physician, heal thyself," and it seems UVA Medical Center has taken those words to heart and done just that.
After operating for six months under the pall of institutional probation, the Center has reason to celebrate: the probation has been lifted by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education, and the Medical Center once again enjoys full accreditation for its residency program, which educates hundreds of new doctors each year.
"We're very pleased about the Committee's decision," reports Susan Kirk, acting director of Graduate Education at UVA, who says by email that the news came on Friday, October 20, during a phone conversation with Patricia Surdyk, executive director of the Council's Institutional Review Committee.
"It was effective that day," says Kirk.
Surdyk could not be reached for comment, and Council spokesperson Julie Jacobs says the Council will not comment until an official letter is mailed sometime in the next few weeks.
Quality of patient care was never an issue in the probation, and the Medical Center holds a "gold seal of approval" from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the major hospital accrediting body. The Council probation concerned only the working conditions of residents, which allegedly included 100+hour work weeks.
That the Center was placed on probation at all, however, may have come as a shock to those who revere the hospital for its consistently high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals issue, and for its treatment of Superman, the late Christopher Reeve, following his 1995 riding accident in Culpeper. For seven years, UVA has celebrated its ranking as a "Top 100 Hospital" on a banner hanging on the pedestrian bridge over JPA.
But in the Hook's July 20 cover story, "PR Emergency: UVA Med Center struggles with probation,"other people, including several senior physicians, said the probation was simply an outward sign of significant problems in the management of the Center.
One senior surgeon described a "horrendous" morale problem among staff, and another physician claimed that probation could mean "Armageddon" for the hospital, since top residents might not be attracted to an institution on probation, and top doctors might look for work elsewhere.
Reached after the probation was lifted, one physician, who also requests anonymity, says the news is "an enormous sense of relief."
"It's good news for the hospital," says Jan Cornell, head of the Staff Union of UVA, "but morale is still low," something she attributes to employees being overworked and undersupported by the administration.
Medical Center CEO Ed Howell, hired in 2001, did not return the Hook's call. But he denied in July that his administration is unresponsive or unfeeling.
"I don't try to be intimidating," he said. What he has tried to do, he explained, is to create an environment in which staff are free to approach the administration. After the probation was evident, he said he scheduled a series of open meetings.
Among the problems Howell said the hospital would be addressing were enforcing resident work hours limits to 80 per week, averaged over four weeks, as required by the Council; improving security on call room doors, where residents sleep while on shift breaks; and improving and expanding the office of Graduate Medical Education to include, among other things, a fitness center.
One other issue Howell mentioned: keeping paperwork up to date.
While Kirk declines to comment specifically on what factors led to the positive reassessment, she does say the Center tackled any criticism the Council had identified, and she thanks employees of the Center for working to effect the changes.
"They are a terrific bunch of hard working professionals," she says, "and the university is fortunate to have such dedicated employees."
UVA Med Center off probation. The news is an "enormous sense of relief," says one physician.


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There's only one consistently perfect thing in this world: snowflakes. They're beautiful, unique, perfectly shaped -- but they melt. Quickly.
Imperfection is this world's hallmark. That goes for parenting, too.
Recognizing that there is no such thing as a perfect parent is an important step toward being a good parent.
There is no such thing as a perfect parent. Recognizing that is an important step toward being a good parent.
Good parents help their children understand and accept imperfection in the world and in themselves. And yet, many well-intentioned, loving parents unwittingly teach their own children to be perfectionists.
Perfectionists cannot separate who they are from how well they do.
Every single time a perfectionist has a task or test, it's life-threatening. They're good only if they do well. If they don't do well, something is wrong with them.
It's a recipe for disaster.
Doomed to countless tiny failures (since, after all, the perfectionist is living in an imperfect world), children develop a low self-image and lack confidence in their ability to do things – because doing things means doing them perfectly, and that just about never happens.
If you don't want your kid to be a perfectionist, don't be one yourself.
If you're a perfectionist, your child is bound to learn to relate to the world in the same way. The most important aspect of teaching your child to accept imperfection is to model that behavior in yourself.
When your child comes home and tells you that he got an 85 on the test, don't say, "And why'd you get those wrong?" That's homicide.
Children have to be caught doing things right. Proper education of your children -- in school subjects or in life-- builds on their successes. Consider the way children learn to speak:
You don't sit down with your 16-month-old to familiarize her with the sounds of the 26 letters of the alphabet and their combinations, and then have her practice holding her tongue in place for each.
She just speaks!
In Spain, mothers and fathers are called "madre" and "padre." In Israel, they're called "Ima" and "Abba."
A 16-month-old sitting in a height chair in Israel gurgling "mah, mah, mah…" is just speaking babytalk. In Spain, though, the baby's mom jumps up, claps her hands and calls her mother to tell her that the baby started talking: "She tried to say 'madre!' "
In Israel, "ma, ma, ma" means nothing, but if she said "Eem, eem, eem…" the grandmother gets a call. And the baby learns to say it again.
So why don't we insist on perfect syntax from the beginning? Because we understand that one day "walwa" will become "water." We accept imperfection that allows us to get closer to perfection.
Imperfection is what allows us to get closer to perfection.
A few decades ago, the media started talking about a "generation gap" because kids felt their parents didn't understand them. In the Jewish community, my teacher, of blessed memory, Rav Simcha Wasserman, said that this stemmed in part from the bizarre phenomenon called the My-son-the-doctor Syndrome.
Parents wanted what we call nachas -- pride and pleasure -- from their children, which is natural. And they defined that as coming from a kid who's a medical professional.
The problem is that they related to their child as a nachas machine: he is here to give me pleasure. Well, he's not. That attitude makes the child feel that his parents' decisions are not necessarily for his good. "Achievement" for its own sake isn't necessarily for his good.
Your definition of success must be broad enough to allow for non-academic achievement, and to represent who your child really is. You have to find out what they're good at. That means you have to know them.
Feel good about your and your child's accomplishments. That's the antidote to perfectionism. Revel in the happiness of accomplishment. And don't discount the small ones.
They're not small for two reasons: First, what do you think big accomplishments are made of anyway?
Second, no good deed gets lost. Just as in physics matter is neither created nor destroyed, so too in the spiritual world, everything is forever. Even the smallest thing you do should give you pleasure forever. No good word uttered ever goes lost. No smile that you give is ever lost. So rejoice in it.


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Here's a question for you and one as to which I'm too ignorant to have an answer. In response to my last newsletter regarding fallacies driving the gun control crowd (and you can sign up for newsletters here), I got the following email:
The average citizen only carries a handgun. They have now been rendered useless despite our right to carry as no handgun can go up against an assault weapon firing 100 rounds in seconds. The NRA's insistence on arming criminals with assault weapons in the name of money has ruined any chances of my handgun being effective. The ban on assault weapons needs to be put back in place in spite of the fact that gun manufacturers will lose money. Make my handgun effective again! Eliminate Assault Weapons!!!!!
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vs. THE I-PIGS: The Herd is 3-6 against Lehigh Valley this season. The Bisons lost a three-game set in Lehigh Valley (2-1) from May 5-7 and a four-game set here at Coca-Cola Field, May 25-28 (3-1). The Bisons have gone 7-7 (.500) at home against the I-Pigs since Lehigh Valley's arrival in the IL in 2008.
HITTIN' HERD: The Bisons offense has averaged .305 in the first 15 games of August -seven points better than any other team in the International League. The Bisons are scoring 5.5 runs/game this month and have launched 14 home runs in 15 games (3rd most in IL). Seven different Bisons hitters are averaging .314 or better in the month, led by INF Argenis Reyes (.413), INF Wilson Valdez (.366) and INF Andy Green (.328).
THE REY TO BE: INF Argenis Reyes has ramped up his hit streak. Not only has he hit in 14-straight games, he has three consecutive three-hit games. Since the streak began on August 1, Reyes has averaged .413 (26-63) with two doubles, a triple, a home run, seven RBI and eight runs scored. It's the second-longest active hit streak in the IL (IND Brian Bixler, 15) and the second-longest for a Bisons player this season. (INF Javier Castillo, 16 games June 26 – July 12).
HIT STREAKIN: Other Bisons hitting streaks include INF Andy Green, who has averaged .455 (15-33) over the last seven games. Also at seven games is OF Chip Ambres, who has averaged .407 (11-27) since August 9. Ambres has four doubles, a home run and seven RBI in seven games this homestand.
HALL OF FAME: Prior to today's game, former INF/Coach Carlos Garcia and former INF Dave Hollins will be inducted into the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame. Garcia was an American Association All-Star in 1992 and Hitting Coach for the Herd's 2004 Governors' Cup Championship. Hollins slugged 112 big league home runs before joining the Herd in 2000-2001. Greats "Rube" Kisinger and Joe Knight will also be inducted into the IL Hall of Fame.


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SANDY, Utah — If not now, when?
It seemed fate was pushing Real Salt Lake toward claiming the U.S. Open Cup and a much-desired return to the CONCACAF Champions League. Everything had gone their way. From winning four coin tosses to claim home-field advantage all the way to the final to enjoying the benefit of lower-division teams pull upsets to line up in their bracket.
Then to reach the final and face D.C. United, the team dead-last in MLS with only three wins in 30 games. The table was set. The plate was there; the silverware all arranged, all they needed was the steak.
But it was not to be. RSL's history of falling short in big games at home continued in a 1-0 loss at Rio Tinto Stadium on Tuesday night.
"It is extremely tough," defender Chris Wingert told reporters in the aftermath. "It feels a little bit surreal, like a bad dream right now. I can't believe it. I'm shocked. I thought for sure we were going to win.
"I can't believe we had to sit there on the field after the game and realize we came up short — again. I don't know if I have the words to describe how tough this is."
The list of their shortcomings is getting longer.
Falling to the New York Red Bulls in the 2008 Western Conference Championship. Unable to overcome a 2-1 first-leg deficit against FC Dallas in the 2010 playoffs with a 1-1 tie at Rio Tinto. A year later, easily the biggest disappointment in falling 1-0 to Monterrey in the CCL final second leg after coming home with a 2-2 tie in Mexico.
And then last fall, losing 1-0 to Seattle in the MLS playoffs after posting a 0-0 tie on the road.
Now Tuesday is the latest chapter, losing another final at home. Why can't they get over the hump?
"It is something I can't really put my finger on," head coach Jason Kreis told reporters. "How we can get so close and how we can have so much momentum through the majority of the season and we get to get to a game like this and we can't seem to put things together. We can't seem to get over that last hurdle."


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A CBC special report on the death of Brandon Crisp attempts to showcase the horror of videogame obsession, but reveals a completely different kind of horror in the process.
Is it not the job of professional news outlets to weave half-truths and lie, spread innuendo and play to stereotypes of sub-cultures to better pander to the members of the audience who want to believe that they are part of the mainstream cultural elite now that bloggers and citizen jornalists are making much of their industry obsolete? oh, sorry. I was thinking of Internet Trolls.
What can you say? Videogames, the internet, computers, they're destroying TV. More and more people are choosing to pick up a controller or a keyboard rather than the remote and the TV networks are hurting because of it. Anything they can do to paint this competitor for the attention of brain-dead drooling couchspawn in a negative light is a good thing for TV. Heavens forbid that they should have to change their business model to remain competitive. Smear campaigns are cheaper.
Yeesh, makes the Daily Mail sound like rank amateurs.
I suppose this stems from the insecurity that computers and games are eating TV ratings alive in a slow but unstoppable manner.
Andy Chalk wonders why the fifth estate didn't do an in-depth report about parents who let their young teenage children play M-rated videogames unsupervised in their bedrooms.
Because if they did that, they would have to blame the parents, not some faceless evil corpartion, just like listening to metal causes kids to be satinist, watching TV rots the brain and the parents can do nothing about it!!!!
Not like there kids will allow them to turn off the TV, stereo, or take that gaming systems, people are stupid, plain and simple
What a bunch of BS. This is so very biased and half assed. Makes me sick.
CBC should just stick to episodes of The Mercer Report, This Hour has 22 Minutes, the glory days of Red Green and Air Farce, and Peter Mansbridge. Their jokes are funnier.
Great article, but I wish you would've mentioned the fact that the CBC is canadas publicly funded TV channel, and it is us Canadian taxpayers who are literally paying for this garbage. It is also well known that the CBC panders to the government of the moment (currently the conservatives) to ensure more funding, which could explain the bias in this "news" story. Personally, I think we should outlaw trees :P
This... this is just... Ugh.
I think I'm gonna have an aneurysm from too much STUPID.
Is it like your 'Fox News'?
Wow, this makes me seem smart!
No, it's more like NBC, if NBC were owned by the federal government. Just a few years ago the CBC was brutally liberal (when the liberals were in power). I do have to clarify that conservative in canada is still a little left of center.
Done, i actually leave them a comment just so they know what i thought of that piece of crap they call journalism.
Be glad our media isn't wise to the trick of demonizing the latest thing. To be honest, it always staggers me that people of the last generation forget that their own parents demonized them too. From Elvis and his "pornographic hip swaying" to rock & roll, its just one depressing cycle of a) get demonized, b) forget your interest was ever demonized, c) demonize whatever the next generation are into.
On the plus side, at least its pretty likely they'll fail - just as Elvis, Rock & roll, etc, are all thought laughably tame today.
Also, the government report on video games here was written by someone who knew what she was talking about and advised parents to supervise but encourage. Seriously, its perhaps the only good thing the UK government has done in a long time.
I'm going to watch this now. I don't think it's fair to comment on the material second hand, how would I be any different from them otherwise. I will comment a little on a review I've glanced at on the programme:
From some of what I've read here it does seem like it's using Brandon's tragic accident to lead into a case demonising online gaming and gaming in general.
I find it odd that they suggest that COD4 and GTA IV are solely about killing targets. While that is a lot of the core gameplay it ignores the narrative. GTA IV is the story of an immigrant's descent into an urban underground criminal network. COD4 is the story of the actions taken in war, it looks at the struggles, the bonds, the tension, the split second decisions and the horrifying acts involved. Though it wraps it up in a 24 style action package, it doesn't coat over the grittier aspects.
Not this shit again! I still say that the parents of Brandon Crisp were lying about his "obsession" with gaming to cover their own arses. This is one of the shoddiest peices of news broadcasting I've ever seen and I've seen the Jack Thompson news report after the Virginia Tech massacre! When our parents where our ages I'm sure that their parents hated what they liked,but they still did it anyway. And now they expect us to stop it just because they cant handle their own kids!
A quote from the great movie, South Park:
"We must blame them and cause a fuss,
I watched about 5 minutes of it before I had to watch off. Its a ridiculous, and insanity bias already. I would write in and complain, but given this is one of those bias TV shows *cough-Jeremy Kyle-cough* I couldn't bring myself to watch the whole thing and write a comment to complain. Add to that, they'll only claim something stupid like "Video game fans are whiny"
Fox news isn't run by the goverment, just by republicans
Well, I meant biased and overly conservative.
Actually, on reflection, its like watching a section of "Conservapedia: The Movie"
I 100% agree with you Maly. I remember when 5th used to be a good source for heartwarming stories but this time, they just ripped it all to shreds and lost 1 fans respect.
Does anyone ever thought about blaming Little Brandon for,well, being a moron?
It's tragic but I find it hard to sympathise with someone who ran away to 'show' his "awful" mother, who took away his beloved console because he was failing his grades.Please forgive me for not joining Brandon's "BAAAAAAW!" bandwagon, while more teenage girls are forced into child prostitution as they're running away from their abusive fathers or what you'd call REAL PROBLEMS.
Did we watch the same programme? I saw a mostly fair and balanced piece on how games appear to be influencing children.
The fifth estate was clearly against gamng at this level. However, they spoke to the family and friends. They gave equal time and consideration to both sides of the argument. They spoke to a past gaming addict, phychologists, professional gamers, the CEO of major league gaming, an industry spokeswoman for the console manufacturers in Canada. Each of them was allowed to talk about games and their view on restricting content. They let them mention how the events that led to Brandon's death were unrelated to gaming which, like I said was acknowledged by the programme makers.
Unlike the "Sexbox Mass Effect" nonsense the programme took the time to examine the content of the game and interactions between players. The only glaring mistake was the talk of online competitive play with single player video in the background and the presenter confusing the Mastger Chief with a robot.
I think your pro-gaming attitude has led you to write this off as sensationalism when it is actually a decent and well made piece. While the programme makers were critical of gaming to this level I think overall it was presented with equal consideration given to all sides.
Well, isn't this just the kind of ignorant crap that removes my faith in humanity.
How in the He(double hockey sticks) does somebody think violence video games cause kids to act violent? Have they ever turned on a Tv show or even a news report? You have bodies laying in the streets and buildings on fire, not to mention movies in which people die horrible, horrible deaths...cough: saw...(you don't thinks kids don't sneak into those do you?). Why would a clearly animated or digital picture attached to a stick make kids any more violent then the orgy of war and sex already going on in our culture? Espically with parrents taking them to movies above then their recomended ratings.
True but games already have labels on them.... Telling parrents that their kid should not buy restricted games but then the parrents go ahead and buy them anyway, then get pissed that the game is so violent. It said it on the box before they bought it that the game was violent.
I could only make it through 20 minutes of that garbage. Andy Chalk is a brave man for watching the whole thing. The media constantly scapegoating tragic accidents on video games is getting old.
Didn't this kid fall out of a tree? Let's blame all trees! They can't even talk back! We can cut them all down just in case another kid one day climbs one and falls out of it!
I have absolutely no idea how videogames are even relevant to this story. It's a total bullshit media beat up.... Oh yeah, that's what the media do, so why is anyone surprised?
This is why I don't watch news shows.
Proving once again that parents failing on responsibilities will blame anything they can..hey at least now they can profit off their dead son like all self respecting parents would. :(
Sorry but is this news as thought was fact that U.S main media outlets blame video games for everything? Give if a few more generations then we won't have to hear about as all they doing is pandering to the 40+ demographic who still ignorant of our pastime and still think it for kids. Soon as those born in late 80's is their main target audience then will stop hearing all this scare scaremongering of other forms of media and entertainment other than TV as who here knows of anyone in 30's and below who hasn't played video games, regularly surf the net and social networking sites? Sure not all wise to take media outlets with a grain of salt and just lap it in but will always be the case but at least that percentage is gradually getting smaller.
why was he playing call of duty to begin with.
actually brandon seems to be all but forgotten, i know a girl who fell from a tree and broke her ass, literally. this people do suffer from a bad case of moron, but it would be like me getting blamed for her falling out of that tree because that day i called her a bitch. just like it was his own stupid idea to climb a tree therefore he should be blamed not a game unless it was "Super Awesome Tree Climb Time and How You Can Do It: The Game"
I just want to point out that watching that show got me riled up enough to post a comment on cbc's message board and when I got there I discovered that most of the messages were about how biased and wrong the show was, and not many of the people there actually took their bullshit arguments seriously.
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When I mentioned Archie Powell And The Exports' upcoming CD Back In Black a few weeks ago here on BHT, I predicted it would have more power pop songs on it than the AC/DC album with the same name. After all, Archie Powell And The Exports have two previous releases, Skip Work and Great Ideas In Action, that are filled with catchy melodies and satirical lyrics. Little did I know that the group's "desire to capture [the] sound and spirit of their high-energy live show"* would bring about such aggressive changes.
This new effort uses harder arrangements and a fair amount of primal screaming to focus on the devastating effects of unrequited love. Powell, who writes just about all the songs, creates a character who's so distraught that he'll never touch or kiss his dream girl that he locks himself up in his room, indulges in lurid fantasies, and contemplates suicide. There are some crazy things on this CD. At times, it's like Powell turns out the lights, puts a flashlight under his chin, and runs around screaming. "And in my mind I'm still not convinced I'll ever be fine," he sings on "Electrocute My Heart," which is one of the better and less manic songs on the new CD.
The stream-of-consciousness horror and (not specifically stated) depravation of "Scary Dream" is delivered via Powell's rapid-fire delivery and the driving beat of guitars and drums. "Everything's Fucked" also sports a rampaging arrangement, providing further proof that Archie Powell and The Exports have the chops to perform at this level of intensity. Still, Back In Black isn't entirely a successful transition.
Powell sometimes swaps his usually clever lyrics for cryptic images of insanity or self-destruction. Plus, his Looney Tunes Tasmanian Devil screaming on songs like "Lean" just doesn't cut it. "Mambo No. 9" is a powerful and catchy instrumental, so adding screams there is just gouging the lily. On the other hand, "Tattoo On My Brain" is a dark masterpiece that sizzles with lines like, "Just a tattoo on my brain/Remind me how you made my agenda for going insane /You can tell that it's a train wreck/All this gray will have some color in a hot sec." "Jump Off A Bridge" showcases quick rhymes set to an off-kilter and fun arrangement; "Holes" and "The High Road" are also standout tracks. Powell settles down a bit at the end, with the light and melodic "Everything's Cool."
Ultimately, Back In Black gives Archie Powell And Exports some hard-edged indie rock cred, but here's hoping this new approach becomes part of the band's palette rather than the dominant color.
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My most recent book, The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?, involves a debate between me and Professor Robert Garner of the University of Leicester.
In this Commentary, Professor Garner and I discuss our book. Garner's position, although a form of what I call "new welfarism," is different from that of Singer and most others. To start with, Garner is not an act utilitarian, as is Singer. Like Singer (and Regan), Garner does not recognize that animal life has moral value equal to human life but he thinks that an animal's interest in not suffering should be protected with a "right." He equivocates about whether this right is a right not to suffer "unacceptably," in which case his position collapses into a form of welfare (similar to what I have discussed in my 1995 book, Animals, Property, and the Law, as the new welfarist "right to humane treatment"), or whether the right not to suffer is an absolute right, in which case Robert's position would rule out all animal use because, as I point out in our book, all use involves some form of suffering, distress, etc. As I also discuss in our book, if Garner understands this right in an absolute sense, then there are theoretical problems understanding the derivation of any such right and Garner's promotion of welfarist reform is both theoretically and practically inconsistent with any such right.
In our discussion here, we focus on the following questions that I prepared:
1. In our book, you state that animals have a right not to suffer "unacceptably." How do you determine what levels of suffering are "acceptable"?
2. Although you think that factory-farming cannot be morally justified, if animals could be raised in a pleasant way with minimal suffering and killed in a relatively painless way for food, or if animals could be used in experiments with minimal suffering and significant benefits for humans, you could not object, could you?
Let's take a very clear example: I have a cow who lives in the back garden. I treat her very well. I shoot her (one bullet; instantaneous death) and kill her and eat her. Have I done anything morally wrong?
3. In our book, you state: "I am accepting the view that, all things being equal, nonhuman animal life (of most nonhuman species at least) is of less moral value than human life." p. 187 Why do you take this position?
4. A central point of disagreement between us is that you believe that regulationist groups, such as the RSPCA, CIWF, PETA, HSUS are seeking and achieving "worthwhile" wins. Do you believe that any of these "wins" does much more than make animal use more economically efficient? If so, can you identify them?
5. Do you believe that these groups are stimulating demand for "higher welfare" products in a way that will adversely affect overall demand? Given that all of these groups are promoting "happy" exploitation labels, can you doubt that whatever the effect will be, these groups believe that these labels will make people feel more comfortable about exploitation?
I hope that you enjoy the discussion.
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ICRC News Release – The families of countless people all over the world who went missing in connection with armed conflict and other emergencies are enduring painful uncertainty as they remain without news of their loved ones.
While the authorities concerned have an obligation under international humanitarian law to do everything in their power to determine what happened to those who went missing, a greater commitment needs to be made to help the families of the missing overcome the difficulties confronting them in their daily lives, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in the run-up to the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, today, 30 August.
"The scars that war leaves on relatives of missing persons and their communities are deep," said Marianne Pecassou, who heads the activities carried out by the ICRC for the families of missing persons. "People who don't know whether those who have vanished are alive or dead are leading lives of uncertainty. In some cases, they have been waiting for decades, and it often happens that they suffer from emotional and social isolation. Sometimes, they're even shunned as bearers of bad luck, and women can be stigmatized because they are left without the protection of a male family member."
Importantly, the families themselves often find ways, with or without help, to overcome these challenges, such as by bringing people together to honour the memory of missing persons, or by performing alternative death rituals. By keeping their missing relatives present in their hearts and minds, the families ensure that they do not disappear entirely.
In Libya, where large numbers of people have gone missing, including many who may have been arrested or died during the recent conflict, thousands of families still do not know what became of their relatives. "Providing them with information on the fate of their loved ones is not only a legal obligation, it's a matter of humanity," said Laurent Saugy, who coordinates ICRC activities in Libya relating to the missing persons issue.
In about a dozen contexts worldwide, the ICRC is providing support for the efforts of the authorities to account for those who went missing during armed conflict. In Georgia and Nepal, it is backing support networks that help the families of missing people meet a variety of needs encompassing social, emotional and economic challenges. In addition, the ICRC encourages the authorities and civil society to support the families in their efforts to meet the challenges they face.
Gatherings and other events planned to take place on 30 August or on other dates in several places throughout the world (in Lebanon, Nepal and East Timor, for example) will help keep alive the memory of those who are still missing. That in turn will help the families cope with the uncertainty of not knowing whether their loved ones are alive or dead. The events also provide a way to share grief and a unique opportunity to raise awareness of the issue.
"No matter how much time has passed, the authorities must to do everything in their power to throw light on what happened to those who went missing and to provide the families with any information they obtain," said Ms Pecassou. "Meanwhile, it is urgent to give the families the support they need to deal with everyday challenges and live decently."
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Source: ICRC News Release (28 Aug)
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Mano A Mano - Round 1: Dave Bachinsky vs. CJ Collins
Mano A Mano 2017: Mini Ramp Game of SKATERound 1 - Dave Bachinsky vs. CJ Collinshttp://woodwardtv.com/mano/ Mano A Mano, the worlds first Mini Ramp Game of S.K.A.T.E tournament, brought 16 top skateboarders together at Woodward West to compete head-to-head. Single-elimination format, 15 games span across four rounds from April 12 until-May 6 when we'll crown our second "Mano a Mano" champion.
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2004--Loews Corporation (NYSE:LTR:CG) announced today the declaration of a quarterly dividend on its Carolina Group stock, in the amount of $0.455 per share, payable September 13, 2004 to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2004.
The Company also stated that concurrently with the declaration of the dividend on Carolina Group stock, approximately $39,133,000 has been applied from funds available in the Carolina Group to reduce the principal amount of the notional intergroup debt of Carolina Group to Loews Group, thereby bringing the principal amount of such debt to approximately $1,941,277,000.
The Carolina Group stock, commonly called a tracking stock, is intended to reflect the economic performance of a defined group of assets and liabilities of the Company, referred to as the Carolina Group. The principal asset attributed to the Carolina Group is the Company's stock in its wholly-owned subsidiary Lorillard, Inc. The Carolina Group is a notional group intended to reflect the performance of a defined set of assets and liabilities. The Carolina Group is not a separate legal entity.
CONTACT: Loews Corporation
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The indoor lone worker alarms solution to locate distressed or injured persons inside areas
TWIG Beacon
TWIG Beacon - Specifications
Short-range RF beacons
- Location determined using Beacon signal
- Complement GPS location indoor
Small, easy and affordable
- Discreet design
- Set in place
- Wireless configuration
- Scalable coverage up to 2000 m2 per beacon**
- Add beacons for increased resolution
- No location server system require
Compatibility and communication
TWIG Beacon works with TWIG TCP90EU -devices equipped with the TWIG short range devices (SRD) Tranceiver -option
- TWIG Protector
- TWIG Protector EasyL / EasyS
- TWIG Asset Locator
Beacon data is transmitted from TWIG device toARC in MPTP (Mobile Phone Telematics Protocol) messages, over SMS or GPRS.
Provisioning and security
- Wireless configuration TWIG Beacon Configuration AdapterTWIG Beacon Configurator -PC application
- Configuration security
Brief Technical Specification
- Dimensions: 125 mm x 75 mm x 60 mm
- Weight: 305g with battery
- Operating temperature -20°C..+50°C
- Power supply alternatives:
Lithium primary battery 19A
- Operating time: 4 years*** (typical, with lithium
primary battery
- Operating frequency: 869,675 MHz
- Transmitting cycle: 4-99s (adjustable)
- Transmitting power level: -30dBm - +5dBm
- Frequency deviation: +/- 5kH
- Waterproof (IP67)
ARC integration alternatives
- Display beacon name
- Beacons reference list at ARC
- AGPS feed: Extended ephemeris over GPRS
- Configurable opt-out and roaming block
- Extended ephemeris on-board generation
- Motion based GPS control
Sales Package Content
- TWIG Beacon
- Integrated lithium primary battery 19 A
- Printed quick installation & configuration guide
Options and accessories
- Wireless Configuration Adapter + USB cable
- ATEX compliant beacon (II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4 Gb, Zone 1 Category II Gas intrisically safe temperature class 4)
Product images are indicative only, actual product details may differ. Twig Com reserves right to change all information without prior notice. *Some product versions only. **Beacon range varies substantially depending on building structures etc ***Operating times may vary substantially depending on environment and the adopted configuration. ****Charging only above 0°C and below 40°C.
The TWIG Beacon system is designed to locate distressed or injured persons inside areas where GPS is not reliable and other methods do not provide needed accuracy.
TWIG personal alarms devices are located within a microcell network of RF transmitters, laid out to meet position accuracy requirements.
Set in place, TWIG Beacon Ex with a large-capacity battery, provides years of operating time. Over-the-air configuration facility makes setting up the system easy.
IP67 water-proof housing allows installation in demanding environments.
TWIG personal safety alarm devices report to alarm receiving centre (ARC) TWIG Beacon location information along with last known GPS position, creating a complementary location system for indoor premises capable of global roaming outdoors.
TWIG Protector with SRD transceiver can receive alarms from several TWIG Button wireless alarms, determine its position from nearby TWIG Beacon locating devices also when GPS signal is not available, and register attendance by swiping TWIG Tag RF identifiers.
TWIG Beacon Advantages
With the TWIG modular SRD system the TWIG personal alarm is connected to several TWIG Beacons.
Over-the-air configuration facility makes setting up the system easy.
IP67 waterproof housing allows installation in demanding environments.
Usage Areas
TWIG Product Offer - More Than a Device
Chargers, batteries, wearables, and car solutions - all compatible with TWIG personal alarms.
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TWIG Point Remote Configurator, TWIG Point NetLoc, TWIG Point AGNSS, TWIG Integrator Kit, TWIG Configurator, TWIG FirmwareLoader...
Datasheets, Quick Guides, Configuration Guides and Declarations of Conformity
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Extended warranty, custom sales box configuration, custom device settings, customer SIM-card provisioning, device mid-life upgrades, central station service provider –model...
TWIG personal alarms can be complemented with short range devices, a turn-key central station and AGPS feed. TWIG Integrator Kit enables integrating TWIG devices with alarm receiving centre.
TWIG personal alarms are remotely and locally configurable with selected settings. Read more about device configuration.


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Living and Working in Washington
Washington has something to offer everyone. Just about any outdoor activity imaginable is easily accessible. Not to mention the local festivals, wineries, fine dining, art, theatre and shopping. From river valleys and mountain tops to rain forests and glaciers, Washington offers a world of adventure. As home to some of the country's leading businesses, Washington is also rich in innovation and opportunity.
We're the largest health care employer in Washington state. Our hospitals, extended care facilities and clinics in Washington are nationally recognized for medical excellence. Whether you work at one of our large medical centers, small hospitals, clinics or nursing facilities, in the communities serving patients through home care, or in our corporate headquarters in Renton, you'll experience an exciting and challenging professional environment while living in one of the nation's most coveted locations.
Washington Services
Providence Centralia Hospital in Centralia, Washington is a 127-bed, not-for-profit hospital providing emergency, diagnostic, cancer, birthing and surgical services. It consistently receives high scores on accreditation surveys by the Joint Commission, the Washington Department of Health (DOH) and the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS).
Providence Holy Family Hospital is a progressive, full service hospital in Spokane, Washington, offering a full range of medical and surgical services as well as specialty support and outpatient services. The hospital primarily serves north Spokane County—the fastest growing area in our region. We are currently licensed for more than 270 beds. As a not-for-profit Catholic hospital, every dollar we earn goes back to the community we serve. Providence Holy Family Hospital received several Five Star safety and excellence awards last year, including Patient Safety, Pulmonary, Respiratory and Critical Care.
We're proud to be part of our communities throughout Washington State. In addition to our state-of-the-art clinics, we offer services that include health education classes, pharmacy, lab, nurse treatment centers and behavioral health. As a Providence caregiver, you will be among the country's leading experts in heart services, cancer care, brain and spine treatment and other specialties.
Mount Carmel Hospital is a Critical Access hospital in Colville serving a three county area in Northeast Washington. We are a progressive, full service hospital offering advanced medical and surgical care as well as specialty support and outpatient services.
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett in Everett, Washington is the state's most award-winning hospital for medical care; having received the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence four years in a row. Our new state-of-the-art 12 story hospital tower and the implementation of an electronic medical records system will significantly enhance our patient's experience throughout the continuum of care.
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital has a commanding presence in Spokane, Washington. With over 600 beds, we are a beacon of hope and healing for patients throughout the region. We are chosen by people from across the state for the da Vinci surgical robotic for heart surgery. Parents from all over the Inland Northwest know they'll find the care and comfort they need for children with life threatening conditions at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital.
Providence St. Joseph's Hospital in Chewelah, Washington, offers full-service acute care, skilled health care professionals and the latest in medical technology to the residents of Stevens County.
Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington is a full service hospital with some of the best technology, expertise, specialists and primary care physicians in the region. We have been named the 100 top hospitals in the United States by two separate, independent research companies, Solucient and Cleverly Associates. Walla Walla is located in the southeastern region of Washington state and offers a sunny, mild climate, the benefits of living in a historic college town, outdoor activities and excellent public & private schools at all levels.
Providence St. Peter Hospital is a 390-bed, not-for-profit regional teaching hospital. Located in Olympia, Washington, St. Peter offers comprehensive rehabilitation, medical, surgical and behavioral health services. We have been ranked as one of the top 100 hospitals and as one of 10 premier healthcare employers in the nation and have recently achieved the coveted Magnet®" recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center®. Our hospital rests on a 173-acre campus, much of which includes natural forest and preserved wetlands that maintain a healing environment for patients and staff.
Throughout Washington State, Providence Senior and Community Services provides comprehensive, physical, emotional, and spiritual care for the whole person. Services include professional skilled nursing, home health, hospice, assisted living, adult day and PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) programs. We take pride in giving compassionate care and services with dignity and respect for the individual.
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The Van Pelt-Dietrich Library was just a glint in an architect's eye in the 1953 yearbook. For its 40th reunion, the Class of 1953 contributed to the renovation of the interior space of the building that became a reality in 1962.
The Class of 1953 provided a Group Study Suite in the Lippincott Library of The Wharton School on the second floor of Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. The two rooms include blackboards and are wired to accommodate laptop computer hookups. Tempered glass walls lend both an open feel and a level of security to the spaces, and class memorabilia remind today's scholars of the "wisdom and friendship" members of the Class of 1953 found at Penn. The group study rooms, which are available to all Penn students, offer an environment for the kind of collaborative learning that is essential to 21st century scholarship.
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Before the opening kickoff Sunday night, the Ravens knew that the Tennessee Titans and New York Jets had both lost earlier in the day, meaning that for a franchise-record fourth consecutive year, the Ravens were going to the playoffs.
But that's never what this regular season has been about for these Ravens. Their goal has always been to win the AFC North and get home-field advantage for the playoffs. But thanks to an abysmal performance in which the Ravens allowed San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers to go down the field with little resistance all night, that goal just got a lot harder to attain.
The humbling 34-14 loss at Snapdragon Stadium before an announced 67,242 conjured up all the old concerns, including the Ravens' inability to deal with a quarterback with a quick release and dangerous receivers, Joe Flacco's continued inconsistency and the team's struggles on the road.
The last one might have become the biggest concern, with the Ravens (10-4) now needing help to win the division and get a home playoff game. The Pittsburgh Steelers, whom the Ravens beat twice this season, could move into first place in the AFC North outright with a victory tonight over the San Francisco 49ers.
To me, that's not a factor at all," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. "It has absolutely no factor in the way we think. We don't have the energy, nor the time, nor the inclination to give that one second's worth of thought. All of our energy, all of our time and all of our effort has to go toward playing the Cleveland Browns on [Christmas Eve]. We'll have our hands full. It's a fierce division rival. They're going to come in there hungry and they're going to come in there looking for a victory and we better be ready to do something about it."
The Ravens are left to lick their wounds and question how they played so poorly with so much on the line. The Chargers, who have won three straight games and are now just one game back of the Denver Broncos in the AFC West, scored on their first three drives to take a 17-7 halftime lead and then put the game away with two touchdowns in the third quarter.
San Diego scored 27 unanswered points before Flacco hit rookie wide receiver Torrey Smith (Maryland) on a 36-yard touchdown pass with 1:55 remaining.
Rivers got what he wanted all night, connecting for a 28-yard touchdown pass with Malcom Floyd, who beat rookie Jimmy Smith in the right corner to give the Chargers a 24-7 lead. Smith — who started in place of a limited Lardarius Webb — and fellow cornerback Cary Williams were picked on all night by Rivers and his talented group of receivers.
Flacco followed Floyd's touchdown by throwing his first of two third-quarter interceptions — this one by linebacker Takeo Spikes — and a long return set up a 3-yard touchdown run by Ryan Mathews, his second of the night. That gave the Chargers a 31-7 lead and turned the game into a rout.
Rivers, who wasn't sacked once by the team that leads the league in that category, finished 17-for-23 for 270 yards and a touchdown. Floyd and Vincent Jackson combined for eight catches for 180 yards and a touchdown, and the Chargers' top two running backs — Mathews and Mike Tolbert — rushed for a combined 130 yards and three scores.
The Chargers' 34 points were seven more than the Ravens had given up in any other game this season. While the defense had no answers and never could get to Rivers, the Ravens' offense was soundly beaten up front. Flacco was sacked seven times, three by former Raven Antwan Barnes.
Flacco finished 23-for-34 for 226 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Nine of his completions were dump-offs to Ray Rice.
"It was an ugly one," Flacco said. "Things weren't going our way, and they were playing well and we weren't. You have to move on. We're really already in an all-win, situation and we'll continue to be in that. We just got to get back on the horse and go get one this week."
The Ravens had a chance to get out to an early lead, but their drive stalled in Chargers territory on a couple of misfires from Flacco, who couldn't connect with wide receiver Lee Evans. On first-and-10, Flacco tried to hit Evans on a back-shoulder fade, but the pass was almost picked off by Antoine Cason instead.
On the next play, Evans broke free toward the end zone, but Flacco's throw hung up, allowing free safety Eric Weddle to break on the ball and deflect it. Flacco completed a 9-yard dump-off to Rice on third-and-10, forcing what should have been a chip-shot field goal from Billy Cundiff. However, Cundiff, who missed practice all week while dealing with a sore left calf, pushed it wide right. It was Cundiff's third miss in five December attempts and it made him 27-for-36 on the season.
The Chargers then marched right down the field, needing 12 plays to cover 74 yards; the 7:04drive ended with Tolbert's 2-yard touchdown run on third-and-goal. It was the Chargers' second third-down conversion on the drive as Rivers hit tight end Randy McMichael on third-and-9 to get the ball to midfield.
Rivers was 5-for-6 on the drive for 55 yards, frequently going after Smith. The first-round pick saw his most extensive action to date with Webb dealing with a toe injury that mostly limited him to the nickel package.
The Ravens immediately answered the Chargers' long scoring drive by relying heavily on the run. They marched into San Diego territory thanks to four runs by Rice totaling 16 yards, a 7-yard run by Ricky Williams, an 11-yard catch by Dennis Pitta and then a 12-yard scramble by Flacco on third-and-10.
Two more runs by Rice got the Ravens to the 15, where Flacco hit Ed Dickson for a touchdown on third-and-8. Dickson got good position on strong safety Steve Gregory and then snatched the ball out of the air for the touchdown.
But the rest of the half was all San Diego as Rivers, who was barely touched in the first half, got whatever he wanted. He hit big tight end Antonio Gates for gains of 11 and 20 yards on San Diego's next drive, setting up a 45-yard field goal by former Maryland kicker Nick Novak, who put the Chargers up 10-7.
The Ravens managed one first down on their next drive, but had to punt. The Chargers started on their own 20 and needed seven plays to cover 80 yards. On third-and-8, Rivers and Vincent Jackson got Williams and safety Ed Reed to bite on a double move. Jackson caught it for 58 yards before he was pushed out of bounds by Williams at the Ravens' 20.
From there, Rivers hit Floyd, who also got in front of Williams, for 19 yardsto the 10-yard line. On second-and-goal, Mathews took a pitch from Rivers and beat linebacker Jarret Johnson to the edge to give San Diego a 17-7 lead.
The Chargers had just three drives in the first half and scored on all of them. Rivers, continuing his late-season turnaround, hit on 11 of 15 passes and was 3-for-4 on third down. He also wasn't sacked all night as the Chargers' patchwork offensive line had its way with the Ravens' defense.
"We got beat. It's that sinmple," Rice said. "They played a great game. They executed at a high level. In the NFL, you have to come out ready to play. That team came out ready to play. They played a complete football game."


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As a licensed Prospect Mortgage Loan Officer in Nevada (NMLS #369069), Damon can assist you with your home loan needs, including:
Damon welcomes the opportunity to serve your needs with quick and accurate real estate financing advice. Damon has the expertise and knowledge, and will make sure you understand the features associated with the loan program you choose and that it meets your unique financial situation.
Damon is also an expert on 203(k) Renovation Lending, a program particularly well suited for buyers of fixer-uppers and REOs in need of repair. Homebuyers can finance both the purchase and future repairs on their new home with one loan.
The Renovation Loan offers some great features. The amount of money you are permitted to borrow for the purchase and renovations is based on the increased value of your home after improvements are made. Also, because renovation costs are spread throughout the entire term of the loan, monthly payments are often lower than other financing options. With the loan, there is also no need to delay improvements. You can start in immediately after closing. Another great feature is the loan's simplicity - one application, one set of fees and closing costs, one closing to attend and one payment each month. The interest on the cost of your improvements, included in your mortgage, may be tax deductible as well.
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Monmouth County Open Space Plan Municipal Open Space Grant ProgramMonmouth County Greentable
Thanks to strong public support and the efforts of the Monmouth County Freeholders and Recreation Commissioners, the Monmouth County Park System now owns and/or manages 17,547 acres in 43 parks and golf courses across the county. The Park System's ultimate goal is to preserve over 20,000 acres to meet the county's park, recreation, conservation, and open space needs of the future.
Because the benefits of open space preservation are many and varied, here are just a few of the things that open space preservation provides:
The Monmouth County Park System has a vision for the future, a vision that includes the continued preservation of land that is regionally significant, as well as the creation of a county-wide open space system. You can help make this vision a reality. If you or someone you know owns land, there may be an opportunity to contribute to the ongoing effort to preserve open space in Monmouth County. Let us tell you about the advantages of helping the Park System achieve its vision-- now and for generations to come. Call the Park System Land Preservation Office at 732-842-4000, ext. 4306 or send an e- mail to Andy Coeyman.
NJ Green Acres Program: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/greenacres/NJ Conservation Foundation: http://www.njconservation.org/Monmouth Conservation Foundation: http://www.monmouthconservation.org/NJ Farmland Preservation Program: http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/sadc/sadc.htm
The online reservation system is a quick and easy way to book at tee time at one of 6 golf courses.
From Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park to Historic Walnford, the Park System offers over 30 park areas to explore.
From pottery classes to nature walks, programs and activities are a great way to meet people and explore new interests.
Receive timely updates regarding Monmouth County Park System programs, special events & golf course promotions.